Los Angeles , California -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- An evacuation order was lifted Wednesday morning for more than 500 California homes on hillsides vulnerable to mudslides , authorities said .

With the sun shining over much of Los Angeles , officials told people who live in the foothill areas of La Crescenta , La Canada Flintridge and Acton that they could return to their homes at 8 a.m. PT -LRB- 11 a.m. ET -RRB- .

Officials ordered a mandatory evacuation for those residents Tuesday morning as a precaution when heavy rains were predicted .

The dangerous mudslides did not develop , but this area was especially hit hard after a downpour Saturday unleashed a river of mud that damaged dozens of homes .

Several of the homes were declared uninhabitable .

A massive wildfire in the Angeles National Forest last summer burned hillsides where these homes are located .

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NEW : People in 500 homes in Los Angeles foothill areas can return

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Mandatory evacuation issued as a precaution when heavy rains were predicted

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Mudslides have damaged dozens of Southern California houses